challenge
Nouns
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(n) a demanding or stimulating situation
- they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power
- (n) a call to engage in a contest or fight
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(n) questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy
- (n) a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
- (n) a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
Verbs
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(v) take exception to
- She challenged his claims
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(v) issue a challenge to
- Fischer challenged Spassky to a match
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(v) ask for identification
- The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard
- (v) raise a formal objection in a court of law take exception,